tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post4891507437167352732..comments2018-03-19T07:28:14.289-04:00Comments on Uncommon Sense: Amsterdam InternationalDanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11193445038085911249noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-6131802190630942402018-03-16T15:25:34.400-04:002018-03-16T15:25:34.400-04:00Amsterdam&#39;s name derives from Amsterdam means ...Amsterdam&#39;s name derives from Amsterdam means the city&#39;s origin around a dam in the river. Amsterdam is one of the most important ports in the world for its innovative change in trade and business. It is recognized as the city of river. It is surrounded almost 100 kilometers (60 miles) of canals. As a result, it becomes one of the best city among tourist for its amazing bodies of water. Thousands of people visit this city in daily. But for a little knowledge they can&#39;t even manage to cover the city at least 50%. For this I mention them to take help from a Top Rated Amsterdam Sightseeing Tours &amp; Attraction Tickets. Because only they can help tourist to cover all the corner of this city. Vist <a href="http://www.tripindicator.com/tours/amsterdam/attractions-sightseeing-bus-canal-cruise-day-trip-tickets.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.tripindicator.com/tours/amsterdam/attractions-sightseeing-bus-canal-cruise-day-trip-tickets.html</a> and compare those packages with one another to find out your desired one. In my opinion Amsterdam Evening Canal Cruise Tour Tickets, Amsterdam Evening Pizza Cruise Tour Tickets, Amsterdam: Canal Cruise &amp; Heineken Experience Skip-The-Line Ticket, Van Gogh Museum Skip-The-Line Ticket, 24-, 48-, 72-, Or 96-Hour I Amsterdam City Card Pass Tickets, Discover Heineken Experience Discount Ticket, Stedelijk Museum: Skip-The-Line Ticket, Van Gogh Museum Skip-The-Line And Evening Canal Ticket, Best Amsterdam Hop-On Hop–Off Boat Tour Tickets these are the best option to have fun in the city. I hope you enjoy the tour. Keep posting your images with another city. Best of luck.Bruno Marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03144944457210621702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-15148629362658074022016-05-26T23:18:51.555-04:002016-05-26T23:18:51.555-04:00This this this. I keep coming back to it every fe...This this this. I keep coming back to it every few months. Thank you for being so transparent! It has helped me put words to being stuck in the airport. &lt;3 thank you. Courtney Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594816412336054983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-41964923621799621732015-12-21T07:52:27.471-05:002015-12-21T07:52:27.471-05:00Glad to hear that from you !
I imagine (or read s...Glad to hear that from you ! <br />I imagine (or read somewhere) you are a biologist ??? <br />I feel also humiliated and fascinated about those pics. Pareço uma fotógrafa lambe-lambe, hehe. But then you cannot compare these professionals with simple mortals like us. Most of them work for big magazines and are specialized in a certain <a href="http://www.hollandpass.com/" rel="nofollow">geographical area of nature</a>. They have probably been into expeditions and tried hundreds of thousands of shots before they have &quot;THE one&quot;. Williumhttp://www.hollandpass.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-7204400057045694022014-12-06T09:13:47.220-05:002014-12-06T09:13:47.220-05:00Thank you so much for sharing this. It is so true...Thank you so much for sharing this. It is so true, I guess we all loads in common. I&#39;m in tears right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-72309069805130352212014-10-08T14:36:25.344-04:002014-10-08T14:36:25.344-04:00Hi there Dana. Thanks for writing this and giving ...Hi there Dana. Thanks for writing this and giving permission to post it. I&#39;ve linked to it on a page on my blog and wanted to let you know. http://ainsleyrae.blogspot.com/p/special-needs.html I just want to encourage all those parents who I see are stuck at the airport to leave it as soon as possible. I know it&#39;s a waste because I was stuck there myself for quite awhile. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092188894818322564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-76561140630529767192014-09-24T08:01:30.377-04:002014-09-24T08:01:30.377-04:00Thank you for writing this. I went to Italy first ...Thank you for writing this. I went to Italy first and expected to go again... I love Holland as much as Italy but it sure is hard work! I just linked on my blog: http://blossomandsnowflakes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/raising-child-with-disability.htmlVic at Blossom and Snowflakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966363860714282224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-17310086491054447212014-09-18T01:03:26.788-04:002014-09-18T01:03:26.788-04:00For some of us we were granted a rare second chanc... For some of us we were granted a rare second chance to go to Italy. Let me tell you -- without Holland -you can NEVER appreciate Italy. Italy is beautiful, Italy is easy. It&#39;s a completely different life but even when we are in Italy we are always reminded about Holland. Our kids who are in Italy are NOT regular Italian citizens. No, they live there but they visit Holland with their siblings every day. These visits are usually never-ending waiting at endless therapies, doctor&#39;s offices, hospitals&#39; visits. Our Italian citizens are exposed from birth to a different culture, different climate and they learn how different we all are, how unique, how fragile. They grow up accepting and embracing the differences, often protecting our Holland citizens, cheering for every little victory no matter how insignificant in Italian world. <br /><br />I can never stay in Italy. I&#39;m always reminded that I&#39;m just a visitor there. My heart, my soul, my life is in Holland. Italy is a wonderful dream. It&#39;s perfect and it&#39;s exactly what I&#39;ve always wanted and hoped for. But it&#39;s not my homeland. Holland is what made me --ME. It&#39;s Holland that formed me and made me strong. It&#39;s Holland that taught me the value of life. I used to HATE Holland. But now I&#39;m wiser and I embrace Holland. I never wanted to end up here in Holland but now I can never leave. It&#39;s part of me, part of who I am and no matter where I am, I will always carry Holland in my heart!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-584482190387254062014-06-21T23:12:10.766-04:002014-06-21T23:12:10.766-04:00You articulated our struggle so well, thank you fo...You articulated our struggle so well, thank you for sharing. Andinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-85161534472057411602014-06-21T09:05:53.126-04:002014-06-21T09:05:53.126-04:00I&#39;m a teacher of EFL to deaf children, NOT in ...I&#39;m a teacher of EFL to deaf children, NOT in the US, and have just learned of the original Amsterdam piece, which led me to your post.<br />Your writing is powerful and spot on, and I wish you all the very best.<br />I have linked to your post on my blog and liked your facebook page.<br />http://visualisingideas.edublogs.org/2014/06/21/from-welcome-to-holland-to-amsterdam-int/<br />Yours,<br />Naominaomi epstein - editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313570483533421633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-60739303071680195862014-05-18T17:17:21.161-04:002014-05-18T17:17:21.161-04:00Posted on the 22qAwarenessDays FB Page. Wonderfull...Posted on the 22qAwarenessDays FB Page. Wonderfully written. Thank you.Rajvinder Hemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847961590634936000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-57675322915059116922014-05-18T03:55:06.468-04:002014-05-18T03:55:06.468-04:00Just read you piece when doing research for my own...Just read you piece when doing research for my own blog http://22qwhatsthat.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/the-finishing-line.html<br /><br />Think it is a great analogy of how we come to terms with having a child with special needsKeith Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328563121248857191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-14016363083781696292014-05-08T06:25:19.409-04:002014-05-08T06:25:19.409-04:00Thank-you for putting it all into words. I have po...Thank-you for putting it all into words. I have posted the link on my Facebook page and will be bookmarking your blog. It&#39;s such a boost to know that others are fighting the same battles.<br /><br />RebeccaRebecca WYLLIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-50446627951930897282013-09-18T01:48:58.667-04:002013-09-18T01:48:58.667-04:00My son will be seven this year. He brings so much ...My son will be seven this year. He brings so much joy to our lives, but he needs a great deal of care. I often think of Ethan as a seven year old toddler. As he grows, I wonder what life will be like with a toddler who is taller and stronger than me. I have a lot of fear when I think about our future. Thankfully, however, I no longer mourn the child I thought I would have. Those days were so painful. Your essay is extremely well written and certainly makes me feel a little less alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-25875353045439992942013-06-28T04:25:55.054-04:002013-06-28T04:25:55.054-04:00Hi, l love the poem about Holland and it always m...Hi, l love the poem about Holland and it always makes me cry, my daughter and son in law have both visited Holland twice and allthough thier life there as been a very hard, sometimes difficult and emotional life there, it as also been beautiful, challaging, rewarding, and although Holland wasnt the place they or us really would of chose to be, it&#39;s a fabulous place with lots of rewards, of course there&#39;s plenty of sad and emotional times, times when you think you can&#39;t do this anymore, times when you can no longer cope but we are a close family that help one another though it all, and then there are the good happy fun times, family times, rewarding times, times when you think, oh I do love my family just the way it is, time when you think Holland is the most beautiful, fun loving, and exciting place to be and no matter what we would not change a single thing about Holland we have two very special loving wonderful memorable visits to Holland, and we love them with all our heart and soul xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxRuth Burtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-5374497763387338662013-05-01T07:31:19.148-04:002013-05-01T07:31:19.148-04:00Hi Dana, I have posted this on my Facebook page. ...Hi Dana, I have posted this on my Facebook page. It describes my feelings exactly. Ive often felt as though i was grieving for the child I was supposed to have. I often think this just wasnt the plan. I have far more Good times than bad now, but I know it will always be with me. Today is a good day :)Thanks for sharing xxColettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330478762595835273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-80321760012639021862013-03-12T09:22:59.791-04:002013-03-12T09:22:59.791-04:00Just again shared this profound post that is a per...Just again shared this profound post that is a permanent part of my Facebook notes area. A mom noted she was needing another new post from a blog that found her with divine timing &amp; it was preaching to her and I immediately thought of you &amp; Amsterdam intl. The section of the analogy about spouses remains clearly unparalleled still. I enjoy the comments here too especially the one about finding connections &amp; meeting siblings &amp; those people diagnosed with the disease. <br /><br />Hugs to the mom who has a child at that time newly diagnosed with Angelmans. Find your support network, a mom I know recently joined an amazing retreat exploring an inclusion school in Canada that could be a model here in the states--along with other amazing schools here! <br /><br />Peace and strength to you and all of us!! May we share and educate bravely every day step by step and heal &amp; save souls. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-38454007847404224862013-02-24T07:41:25.467-05:002013-02-24T07:41:25.467-05:00I have just seen this on the FB page of a friend. ...I have just seen this on the FB page of a friend. My daughter is one of two in the world with an uber-rare chromosome deletion. I can so, so, relate to this post. Thank you for putting what we special parents have all been through, and continue to go through, into words.<br /><br />Michelle from AustraliaMum2twopreciousgiftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007154408088837824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-25160919955610280652013-02-21T04:39:53.477-05:002013-02-21T04:39:53.477-05:00Hi thanks for writing this, it sums it up much bet...Hi thanks for writing this, it sums it up much better than the original, apart the bit about not wanting to buy the ticket. <br />I don&#39;t like the original at all.<br />What you left out is that some kids in holland are in pain, some have loads of operations, some hit and kick their parents, some can&#39;t talk, some get bullied or ignored, etc. Also kids aren&#39;t bothered about rembrants and tulips, they just want to go to Disney world.<br />Also in holland you have to fight for everything for what your child deserves and it&#39;s a never ending battle with the nhs and education department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-30166460056417372842013-02-11T18:15:32.184-05:002013-02-11T18:15:32.184-05:00Hi Dana!
This is written beautifully and had me i...Hi Dana!<br /><br />This is written beautifully and had me in tears! Thank you for sharing! I also posted this on my facebook for my friends to see! <br /><br />Thank you!<br />Monika Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928222486731565787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-8175924444876060592013-01-09T23:42:13.945-05:002013-01-09T23:42:13.945-05:00A family member suggested I read &quot;Welcome to ...A family member suggested I read &quot;Welcome to Holland.&quot; While I understand its simplicity, I&#39;m not in a place to relate to it yet. It made me feel guilty for not noticing the windmills and tulips yet. My Holland can be &quot;filthy and disgusting&quot;...with poop paintings, and urine trenches. I have an autistic 4year old. I have an unfinished home in Holland and I&#39;m making frequent visits to the airport.Shelley Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805398368044497665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-72515942240135732142012-12-17T11:47:58.183-05:002012-12-17T11:47:58.183-05:00I&#39;m sobbing hard as I&#39;m reading this. Not ...I&#39;m sobbing hard as I&#39;m reading this. Not sure whether this post is still active. I&#39;m currently still very much stuck at the airport. My precious 3 yo daughter is diagnosed with autism a couple of months back. From a stage of lost to one with info overload to put her on occupational therapy, ABA etc... Ive sort of reached the burned out stage now. Seeing how my child was rejected by other kids breaks my Heart into a million pieces. I am deeply saddened Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-27293807684375628882012-12-10T15:53:11.016-05:002012-12-10T15:53:11.016-05:00I think I love you. I have been reading your blog...I think I love you. I have been reading your blog for the past I dunno couple of hours and I swear you are inside my head. i don&#39;t care how creepy I sound. Thank You! Love,<br />A Mom of a son who for a year had undiagnosed developmental delays and more recently has the diagnosis of Angelmans Syndrome. CMillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11102402444605551454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-74258065420312839482012-11-25T19:21:32.467-05:002012-11-25T19:21:32.467-05:00I read this post when you first wrote it, and crie...I read this post when you first wrote it, and cried. I was linking back to it for someone and re-read it. I was diagnosed with Lupus after a year of unbelievable agony and I realized that you captured exactly how I feel.<br /><br />Thank you-the emotions you write about are universal and apply equally to adults facing a life long chronic painful illness-thank you again<br /><br />LucieLucie Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889319222021083291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-34178132871646066392012-11-13T09:34:26.801-05:002012-11-13T09:34:26.801-05:00I&#39;m a special education teacher, and I often s...I&#39;m a special education teacher, and I often share &quot;Welcome to Holland&quot; with parents... This will become a piece that I share with parents as well. Thank you SO MUCH!Kim P.http://specialeducationtales.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675590510792979183.post-70639341400982339752012-10-23T01:59:21.407-04:002012-10-23T01:59:21.407-04:00Wanted to let you know I am borrowing this! Very ...Wanted to let you know I am borrowing this! Very well said! Thank you!<br />Sandcastles and Snowflakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691025297355112734noreply@blogger.com